US Regions
What are the 5 regions of the US?
West
South West
Midwest
South East
North East
Which Mountain range is important in Westward expansion?
Rocky Mountains
Who purchased the the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
Who took the Oregon trail?
American families
What happened to Native Americans when Americans came to their land?
They were forced to leave
Which map shows the borders of regions and states?
Political Map
What is the longest river in the US?
Missouri River
What did the Louisiana Purchase do to the US?
double the size of the country
How long was the Oregon Trail?
2000 miles
What was the trail called that the Native Americans took as they left their land?
Trail of Tears
Which region is Missouri in?
Midwest
What type of land is a big grassy area in the US?
Great Plains
Who did Thomas Jefferson send to explore the new land?
Lewis and Clark
What happened on the Oregon Trail?
disease, starvation, dehydration, bad weather
What happened to Native Americans as they left their land?
How many states are in the south west region?
4 states: Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma
How far do the Rocky Mountains stretch?
from Canada to Mexico
What did Thomas Jefferson want the explorers to do on their trip to the west?
Find a path to the Pacific Ocean, explore land, trade with Native Americans
Why did families want to go down the Oregon Trail?
Better opportunities for farming and gold
What type of state was Missouri after the Missouri Compromise?
Salve state
Which region is Alaska in?
West region
Why is the Missouri River important?
Helped Lewis and Clark explore new land, used as a road to travel on.
Who did Thomas Jefferson but the land from?
French
What type of lands did they travel through (give 3 types)
Forests, Deserts, and plains
What was the Missouri Compromise?
a law that kept free states and slave states equal